Ms. Barbara Sawyer, Principal
Fr. John Haney, Pastor
Fr. Ken Sparks, Parochial Vicar

Karin Ranft

Suzan Slezak is the preschool director.

The preschool phone number is: (412) 292-6108

Welcome to Kindergarten KA! We are looking forward to a terrific year and we are already off to a great start! If you need to contact me, please send a note with your child. I will respond with a note. Thank you!

Welcome to KB Kindergarten! You can enhance what we do in class by checking out the following websites:

• www.webelieveweb.com (religion)

• www.mhschool.com/math

• www.macmillianmh.com

If you have any questions, please send a note and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!

First Grade is an exciting, fun, and challenging year and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher. I hope to provide a learning atmosphere where your child can grow academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.

If your child is having a problem at any time during the year, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. The best times to reach me during the school day are on Thursday and Friday between 12:30 and 1:10 or on Tuesday and Wednesday between 1:10 and 1:50 or on Monday between 9:50 and 10:30. Also, my email address is jwgtmg@verizon.net. I can check my emails at night but not during the day.

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. I am honored to be your child’s teacher and I am confident that together we can help your child have a successful school year.

Welcome to 2A. This will be an exciting year as the children prepare to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. My email address is suzannekuntz@yahoo.com

I welcome you to log in to our classroom website through scholastic:

http://www.scholastic.com/classhomepage

Class User name: 2Asgs

Class Password: Benjamin

Welcome to second grade! This year will be filled with excitement as we prepare for Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. I’m looking forward to another great year! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me at bcarozza@verizon.net.

I look forward to a great year in 3rd grade! Please visit www.scholastic.com for information and emails.

I look forward to a great year in 3rd grade! Please visit www.scholastic.com for information and emails.

Welcome to Fourth Grade!. Have a great year!

We’re off to a great start!

Mrs. Tipping teaches:

5A Religion, Spelling, English, Reading, Social Studies, and Art.

5B Reading and Social Studies.

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. For test dates, homework, and daily reminders, please utilize the Scholastic website frequently. http://www.scholastic.com/classhomepage

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at juliejoyce81@yahoo.com

Welcome back to a new school year! I wish you much success in the months ahead and look forward to helping you achieve your goals.

Welcome to 6th grade! This is going to be an exciting year. Be ready for it. If you have any questions or comments please email me at galiardilaura@yahoo.com

I’m excited about a new school year and learning with your middle school student. The sixth graders will cover topics that focus on ancient cultures and world religions; the seventh graders will return to U.S. History beginning with the American Revolution and work towards the civil war and Reconstruction while the eighth graders will start their year reviewing The Constitution including introductions to the Eleventh through Twenty Seventh Amendments and learn U.S. History from beyond the period of Reconstructions to as close to current time that we can accomplish. Junior Scholastic will be utilized to supplement learning in the sixth and seventh grades, and Upfront New York Times supplement will be used only by the eighth graders.

All students can view up to date news events from their computers at home by watching the fast-paced CNN Student News found at www.cnn.com/studentnews. This is a ten-minute program geared to adolescents that’s filled with interesting facts in addition to national and global events. This particular news program will also be viewed in the classroom but not on a daily basis.

Local, state, national and global current events will be completed throughout the year either using a newspaper or the Internet. Students will be assigned a specific category in which to summarize an article, cite their source, write their opinion on the article and submit both writing and article on loose leaf beginning sometime in September. Sixth graders will be completing their current events and CNN Student News during their computer research period alternating each topic; seventh and eighth graders will complete their summaries out of school.

Email: mrsd517class@yahoo.com

Email: nancydrew7b@gmail.com

8th Grade Science

• Physical Science- individual unit books

• Text: Prentice Hall Science Explorer

• Website: www.phschool.com

7th Grade Science

• Life Science- individual unit books

• Text: Prentice Hall Science Explorer

• Website: www.phschool.com

6th Grade Science

• Text: MacMillan McGraw-Hill 2005

• Website: www.mmhschool.com

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year.  I’m looking forward to working with the seventh and eighth grade students.  Following is a list of textbook used in each of the math classes that I teach, and online links to study tools.  These links provide extra examples, problems and practice tests.

            (There are 2 groups of general math)

            7^2 and 7^3 - “Mathematics Application and Connections”- Course 2

• ·         www.math.glencoe.com

Pre Algebra 7^1- “Pre-Algebra”

• ·         www.pre-alg.com

Pre Algebra 8 “Mathematics Applications and Connections”- Course 3

• ·         www.math.glencoe.com

Algebra 8 “Algebra I”

• ·         www.algebra1.com

I also teach art to the eighth grade students.  If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school’s office and I will return your call as soon as possible.

All students have music class once a week. I don’t know who has more fun, them or me! It is my goal to have fun while learning.

Grades 1, 2, and 4 will perform in the CHRISTMAS PROGRAM on December 15, 2009. Grades K, 3, and 5 will perform in the SPRING PROGRAM on March 16, 2010.

There is a SCHOOL CHOIR made up of students in Grades 3-8. The members are selected after auditioning. This choir sings for all school masses and prayer services.

The students in Grade 3 play the recorder. I remind the students that is takes a while before they sound like performers and suggest that they enter seclusion at home if they are practicing!!!

Welcome to a new school year! Please don’t forget to donate your used ink cartridges and old cell phones to St. Gabriel School by sending them to school with your child to give to me. I wish all my students success in the months ahead!

Thank you for having your children prepared for Phys. Ed. Classes to continue bringing their Phys. Ed. uniforms on their designated Phys. Ed. day! (STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR TENNIS SHOES TO SCHOOL!)

GRADES 5TH -8TH ONLY- Health classes will take the place of Phys. Ed. starting NOVEMBER 9TH THRU MARCH 31ST (2ND AND 3RD QUARTER)

Good luck to a healthy and happy year!

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. I am looking forward to a wonderful year of adventures in reading fun!

Bienvenidos! I am looking forward to a wonderful school year. My goal is to evoke cultural awareness through education.

Kim Covelli

Thea Hampsay

Carol Hillard

Dorothy Marizzaldi